{"product_id":"sexology-paperback","title":"Sexology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Kovacs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tenth child of a fantasist mother and an absent millionaire, Matty Crickholme is growing\u003cbr\u003einto a sexually bewildered, neurotic young man. Through the collected paraphernalia of an\u003cbr\u003eunconventional childhood, Alex Kovacs creates a quirky, kaleidoscopic rumination on family and\u003cbr\u003ehow it shapes us--for better or worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSexology\u003c\/i\u003e follows the strange, wonderful, fluxional world of the Crickholmes, where\u003cbr\u003enonconformism is celebrated, siblings form autonomous republics, and eccentricity reigns\u003cbr\u003esupreme. The Crickholme siblings youthful exploits take them on myriad paths: a hermetic\u003cbr\u003epsychic, a dog trainer, an ice cream purveyoress, a missing person. Between memories, \u003cbr\u003efactoids, letters, and old photographs, Matty investigates how their offbeat rearing made them\u003cbr\u003ethe adults they became, and how fantasy and convention collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Kovacs's writings have received acclaim for their invention, wit, and astute observations of\u003cbr\u003eour absurd world. \u003ci\u003eSexology\u003c\/i\u003e brings this intellectual playfulness to the story of the Crickholmes\u003cbr\u003ewith a unique prose that evokes the complex emotional landscapes of W.G. Sebald's novels and\u003cbr\u003ethe sometimes-gentle, sometimes-devastating style of Susanna Clarke. The result is an\u003cbr\u003eentrancing, incomparable medley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Kovacs\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1982. \u003ci\u003eThe Currency of Paper\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. He has studied at the University of Edinburgh and at Goldsmiths, University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763457884448,"sku":"9781628975024","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5f5785a6986e0876153c72afc74925ef.webp?v=1780236177","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sexology-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}